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<p>CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 23: Kerr Putney, chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, right, and Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts field questions from the media September 23, 2016 in Charlotte, NC. Protests have disrupted the city since Tuesday night following the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott at an apartment complex near UNC Charlotte. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)</p>

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Headquarters was evacuated on Tuesday after an employee spotted a suspicious package in the building.

Just before 5 p.m., the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department tweeted that its headquarters were being evacuated after a suspicious package had been found. They also tweeted that the bomb squad had arrived to investigate further.

Later, the CMPD tweeted that a bomb removal robot had removed the package from the building, and that the package would be "rendered safe at a remote location."

According to WCNC-TV
, the package was the "size of a shoebox" and "strangely wrapped."

Officials later said they acted in an abundance of caution, and the threat had passed.

The bomb scare comes after a week of unrest and riots following the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. It's unclear at the moment of the events are linked.

A suspicious package has been found at Cmpd headquarters. Building being evacuated.